I have been interested in hill walking for a number of years and always carried my handheld and had some fantastic QSO's. A few years ago I read up on the Summits On The Air (S.O.T.A.) awards to see which summits are included. A number of high points I walk are not listed but I do activate to give stations the oppourtunity to work the various locator squares.
Below are the summits I have activated now that I am registered with Summit Watch.
| Location | Locator | NGR | SOTA | HuMPS | Height |
| Scafell Pike | IO84JK | NY215072 | G/LD-001 | 978m | |
| Kinder Scout | IO93BJ | SK086864 | G/SP-001 |
|
636m |
| Win Hill | IO93DI | SK186843 |
|
G/HSP-030 | 462m |
| Bredon Hill | IO82XB | SO957402 | G/CE-003 |
|
299m |
| Brown Clee Hill | IO82QL | SO593867 | G/WB-002 | 540m | |
| Stiperstones | IO82MN | SO367986 | G/WB-003 | 537m | |
| Long Mynd | IO82NN | SO415944 | G/WB-005 | 517m | |
| Caer Caradoc Hill | IO82ON | SO477953 | G/WB-006 | 460m | |
| Worcestershire Beacon | IO82TC | SO768452 | G/WB-009 | 425m | |
| Cleeve Hill | IO81XW | SO96245 | G/CE-001 |
|
330m |
| Bredon Hill | IO82XB | SO957402 | G/CE-003 | 299m |
The equipment can vary, sometimes I carry just one dual band radio, other times I will carry three radios giving me 6m, 4m, 2m and 70cm. Some activations are with handheld antennas others with portable antennas. Activations are always during a circular walk of about ten miles so times published on the SOTA sites have to be flexible.
On the way to Kinder Scout, The Peak District
Updated 30/01/22